Although not officially announced, it’s expected to serve as a kickoff for UFC 149, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently reported as likely taking place July 21 at the 19,000-seat Scotiabank Saddledome.

The presser, which is expected to stream online, begins at 2 p.m. ET (noon MDT local time) with doors opening a half hour earlier.

The event takes place at Flames Central (219 8 Avenue SW) in downtown Calgary. UFC president Dana White and UFC-Canada head Tom Wright are scheduled to attend.

Fans are also invited to the following day’s open workouts at BDB Martial Arts (3300 14th Ave. NE) with UFC fighters Jason MacDonald, Nick Ring and Mitch Clarke, as well as Calgary Stampeders Eric Fraser and Corey Mace. The event begins at 11 a.m. MDT.

Currently, no fights are rumored for the UFC 149 card, which will be the UFC’s first in Calgary.

Calgary would kick off the UFC’s 2012 schedule in Canada, which also is
expected to host UFC shows in Montreal and Toronto later this year.
Montreal, in fact, was announced as a host site for a March 24 event
expected to be UFC 145. However, officials ultimately scrapped the show
(due in part to a void of worthy headliners) and moved the announced
fights to Atlanta, which now hosts UFC 145 on April 21.

To date, only three other Canadian cities have hosted UFC events: Montreal (four times), Vancouver (two) and Toronto (two).

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